Media Advisories

U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal will host a press call today at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss the official FY 2009 2-year cohort default rate, which has risen to 8.8 percent, up from 7.0 percent in FY 2008. He will also discuss steps the Department has taken to help students...

The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have invited states representatives to a technical assistance workshop on the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Department of Education...

U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny will give remarks as a federal panelist during the launch of the World Report on Disability in Arlington, Va., at 10:50 a.m., Monday, September 12.

Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes and U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host a national press call today on investments in education proposed by President Obama through the American Jobs Act.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit a school in Arlington, Va., on Sunday to honor teachers as the unsung heroes that arose from the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2011, to incorporate the history and lessons of that day into the curriculum for a generation of students over the last decade.

Juan Sepúlveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will deliver remarks at the New Mexico State University 2011 Hispanic Faculty/Staff Caucus Leadership Summit Monday in Las Cruces, N.M.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Carl Schurz High School in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 9, where he will visit a classroom and engage in a panel discussion with local leaders, including Gov. Pat Quinn, State Sen.

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny will deliver remarks and participate in a roundtable discussion Friday at Eastern Michigan University focusing on preparation, recruitment and retention of special education teachers. More than 250 people are...

White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will discuss the vital role of education in preparing students for the jobs of the future during a visit on Friday, Sept.